Comments on: Square to Be Named in Honor of The Clash’s Joe Strummer http://www.theworld.org/2013/01/spanish-square-to-be-named-in-honor-of-the-clashs-joe-strummer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spanish-square-to-be-named-in-honor-of-the-clashs-joe-strummer Global Perspectives for an American Audience Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: BiffQ http://www.theworld.org/2013/01/spanish-square-to-be-named-in-honor-of-the-clashs-joe-strummer/comment-page-1/#comment-27636 BiffQ Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:25:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=156926#comment-27636 The above response is somewhat one-sided. And this was an article primarily about a musician and his connection to Spain(with a bit of politics thrown in) and not a full-blown political exposé so I think the 'one-sided' comment is a bit off.  If the remark regarding Strummer as a  'supporter of terrorism' is referring to ETA during the Franco Regime then what was Franco doing to the various minority/regional groups, including the Basques, during this time? I think we all know the answer (I don't condone any kind of terrorism by the way). There's no doubt that economic stability and security are hallmarks of a totalitarian/fascist government but at what cost? And blaming immigrants/liberalism  for a country's woes is the standard lame, cheap shot. The devil is in the details. The above response is somewhat one-sided. And this was an article primarily about a musician and his connection to Spain(with a bit of politics thrown in) and not a full-blown political exposé so I think the ‘one-sided’ comment is a bit off.  If the remark regarding Strummer as a  ’supporter of terrorism’ is referring to ETA during the Franco Regime then what was Franco doing to the various minority/regional groups, including the Basques, during this time? I think we all know the answer (I don’t condone any kind of terrorism by the way). There’s no doubt that economic stability and security are hallmarks of a totalitarian/fascist government but at what cost? And blaming immigrants/liberalism  for a country’s woes is the standard lame, cheap shot. The devil is in the details.

]]> By: Jeefro Coffey http://www.theworld.org/2013/01/spanish-square-to-be-named-in-honor-of-the-clashs-joe-strummer/comment-page-1/#comment-27531 Jeefro Coffey Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:18:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=156926#comment-27531  I suppose you're fucking Mother Teresa. Please tell us what you've done with your life.  I suppose you’re fucking Mother Teresa. Please tell us what you’ve done with your life.

]]> By: Ganhi http://www.theworld.org/2013/01/spanish-square-to-be-named-in-honor-of-the-clashs-joe-strummer/comment-page-1/#comment-27518 Ganhi Sun, 20 Jan 2013 02:31:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=156926#comment-27518 This article is somewhat one-sided. Strummer was an upper-middle-class chap, a bit of a phony, whose support for the far-left even included terrorists.  Interesting that a lot of young Spanish now are looking back to the Franco years in awe as a period of economic stability and security, whereas neo-liberalism and the global economy have almost destroyed Spain’s economy and the country has a serious problem with illegal immigration due to open borders. Strummer was no saint, and Franco no devil.   This article is somewhat one-sided.

Strummer was an upper-middle-class chap, a bit of a phony, whose support for the far-left even included terrorists. 

Interesting that a lot of young Spanish now are looking back to the Franco years in awe as a period of economic stability and security, whereas neo-liberalism and the global economy have almost destroyed Spain’s economy and the country has a serious problem with illegal immigration due to open borders.

Strummer was no saint, and Franco no devil.  

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